Environmental Protection Assistant
What you'd do
This position is located in Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, Director of Operational Logistics, Office of Base Operations (DOL-3), Facilities Engineering Department, Base Elizabeth City, Elizabeth City, NC.
Major duties
This position supports and facilitates the execution of an environmental compliance management plan (CMP), promoting sustainment of environmental compliance and sustainability across and throughout the complex. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Conducting and documenting environmental inspections, audits, and monitoring of facilities, operations, and activities to support compliance with environmental laws, regulations, permits, and unit compliance management plans. Supporting management of hazardous, universal, used oil, and other solid waste streams, including container handling, labeling, storage, inventory, and coordination of waste disposal in accordance with RCRA and other regulatory requirements. Providing administrative and technical support for hazardous materials management. Assisting with emergency preparedness and spill response. Maintaining environmental compliance records and data (e.g., inspection logs, waste inventories, manifests, sampling results) Serving as a technical point of contact for environmental support contracts (e.g., waste disposal, sampling, recycling, parts washer/oily rag services), monitoring waste streams and coordinating services with unit operations. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information
What you need to qualify
To qualify at the GS-07 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-06 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Experience assisting with or conducting environmental inspections, audits, or monitoring of facilities, operations, or activities Experience handling or supporting management of hazardous waste, universal waste, used oil, and other solid waste streams in an industrial, maintenance, or operational environment. Experience maintaining environmental or technical records (e.g., inspection checklists, logs, manifests, sampling data). Experience participating in or supporting emergency preparedness and spill response activities, such as maintaining spill kits and response equipment, assisting with cleanup of minor spills, documenting spill events, or participating in drills or exercises in accordance with established plans and instructions. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or related applicable assessment) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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